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SA tightens virus curbs, Ghana surprises with rate cut

The recent tightening of containment measures to curb South Africa’s third virus wave will probably not be as damaging for the economy as earlier rounds of restrictions. Even so, the prospect of further waves and other headwinds will weigh on the recovery. Meanwhile in Ghana, policymakers delivered a surprise interest rate cut this week, but that is unlikely to be followed by further easing in Ghana or elsewhere in the region.

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